Man Killed By Amtrak Train In Mystic ID'd

GROTON — A 55-year-old man who was struck and killed by Amtrak Acela Express train Monday morning has been identified.

Alexander D. Alves, 56, of Bristol Street, Ludlow Mass. was pronounced dead at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London.

Groton police said Alves was thrown into the Mystic River. He was removed from the water and taken by ambulance to the hospital.

Police said their preliminary investigation indicates that Alves was walking north along the tracks about two tenths of a mile north of the School Street crossing when he was struck by the northbound train.

The train involved in the incident was Acela Express train No. 2190, which was headed from New York City to Boston with 207 passengers onboard.